Val Beckwith
2008-09: D3Hoops.com named her to its Fourth Team All-America squad, Honorable Mention All-America selection by the Women’s Basketball Coaches of America, Finalist for the 2009 State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball Team for Division III, Northeast Region Player of the Year by D3Hoops.com, NESCAC Player of the Year, First Team All-NESCAC, New England Player of the Year and to the All-New England First Team by the New England Women’s Basketball Association (NEWBA), MWBCA Maine State Player of the Year…. Started all 25 contests for the third straight season leading the team with a single-season career-high 18.3 points per game and scoring 457 points in the season…. Ranked second overall in NESCAC in scoring…. Finished her career at Bates second all-time in scoring with 1,470 points….Was first on the team with 149 field goals made and was third on the team with 17 three-point field goals made…. Lead the team in total rebounds with 157 (47 offensive and 110 defensive) and rebounds per game with 6.3…. Had 534 career rebounds which put her at No. 18 on Bates’ all-time list…. Averaged 2.4 assists per game and was second in total assists in a season on the team with 60…. Was second on the team with steals per game with 1.6 and second in total steals in a season with 41…. Scored a personal-best 28 points during a 71-52 win against rival Colby College on January 24, 2009…. Set program records in free throws made (142) and attempted (190) in a season and for free throws made in a career (392)…. Averaged 32.4 minutes per game playing a total of 811 minutes in the season….Was the high scorer in all but six games the entire season.
2007-2008: Named to the All-NESCAC Team and First Team All-State…. Number 15 on the Bates career scoring list (1,013 points)…. Started all 25 games, playing 745 minutes…. Recorded a field goal percentage of .428 (131-306) and a free throw percentage of .821 (92-112) for 369 points, the highest on the team…. Rebounded 123 in total (39 offensive and 84 defensive)….Made nine block and 57 steals.
2006-2007: Named to the All-New England team by the New England Women’s Basketball Association… Named to the Maine State First Team by the Maine Women’s Basketball Association… Name to the NESCAC First Team… Ranked third in the NESCAC in scoring average (16.8)… Thirteenth in NESCAC in rebound average (6.4)… Eight in NESCAC in FG percentage (.466)… Shot .759 percent from the free throw line… Averaged 1.76 steals per game.
2005-2006: Named to the Maine Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-Rookie Team…. Played 567 minutes her first season on the team…. Fourth-highest scorer on team, season point average (8 ppg), field goal percentage (.457), three-point percentage (.167), free throw percentage (.701)…. Rebound average (3.4 rpg) fifth-highest on team…. Blocked shots average (0.1 bpg).
High School: Competed in softball, basketball and swimming…. Captain of all three teams, four letters won in each…. In Basketball: MBCA first-team All-Academic, Middlesex League All-Star/All-League, Boston Globe Scholar Athlete, Agganis All-Star MVP, First team MBCA…. In Swimming: Middlesex League All-Star…. Woburn High Athlete of the Year…. National Honor Society, High Honor Roll, Spanish Honor Society, Latin Honor Society.